We’re working together for happy and healthy kids. We pride ourselves on making sure children are safe around water. Formal swim lessons have proven to reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children ages 1-4. While starting young is recommended, it is never too late to learn to swim.

Learn more about how we celebrate and embrace all people.

We’re working together for a healthier community. Type 2 diabetes is serious health condition affecting many South King County residents. There is no cure for Type 2 diabetes, but it can be prevented. Find out if you are at risk. 

Opening the fall of 2019! The new 50,000 square foot Kent Y will be our 14th branch and include state-of-the-art equipment, gathering spaces, an aquatic center, and more.  

The Seattle Times published, "Many foster kids become homeless. One solution: an ‘adulting’ coach”. The article highlights our evidences-informed clinical case management program that serves young adults in foster care, involved in the juvenile justice system or have experienced homelessness. One-third youth in King County become homeless within a year.

The YMCA of Greater Seattle and Nexus Youth and Families have partnered to build a new facility in Auburn that addresses youth and young adult homelessness. The new facility, named New Arcadia, will house 15 young adults and provide emergency shelter for 12 more.